Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
Commons · Question 4038 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with representatives in the steel industry about the impacts of energy costs on production.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 2 Jun 2026
The Government appreciates the pressures high energy bills can have on steel businesses. That is why we have introduced and expanded schemes to reduce the industrial electricity prices of energy-intensive industries, including steel. These are the British...